Oscar Wilde Quotes

The piano is an orchestra with 88...... things, you know

In the process of them developing this instrument, I've been playing the melodica in the style I would like the harmoniboard to be played, which is a mix between a harmonica and keyboard. I play with trumpet style techniques. I really like the mobility of being able to step off the piano and bring the music to the audience.

As the 19th century teetered into the 20th, the clank of typewriter keys went from solo to symphony. They were the weapon of choice for professional writers, the business elite, people with things to say and the need to say them quickly.

I went straight in. Fade in, one... whatever. He's playing the piano in the radio station.

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

When you play a sax, that saxophone is irreverent. It's noisy; it's a trickster... you cannot hide the saxophone in your hands, so it's a good teacher.

The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.

The thing with the piano is, the piano is like percussion almost - well, it is. You have to... not beat on it, but there is more work involved than a Hammond. With a Hammond, you just lay your hands on the keys, man, and you're gone.

I don't know what I was trying to get out of a tenor - but it never really satisfied me until one day I picked up my alto and I said, 'Where have you been?' and I said right here for now on!

My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also.

You can do without a woman but not a typewriter.

I started playing the piano when I was 6 years old 'cause my folks tried to get me away from the gramophone. And I just - I lived for music since I could think. And they got me piano lessons. So by the time I was 13, I was quite an accomplished piano player and musician.

My grandpa has always been the tech-savvy one of the family.

You could call my piano my trademark, or one of my trademarks.

I messed around with the guitar from the age of about eight, but when I hit 13, it was the only thing I wanted from life.

The piano is the instrument I can play the most.

If I weren't musical, then I would have just published a book, you know? But I'm lucky enough to play piano, and so I use piano to convert my poems.

Pianos - if they don't like what you're saying, then they won't talk back to you. And you want it to talk back to you.

I started out playing 'Chopsticks.'

My parents bought this baby grand piano, which was in my living room, that I owe a lot to. I would just play it and write on it for hours. It was my favorite toy.

On the piano, I cover all styles. I turn to it for inspiration in sport, and whenever I need my rest.

The piano is the closest instrument to me in my life, so it's just natural to play my pieces on the piano.

Technology must remain a tool. It's a great tool, but technology is the pen to write the book. It's not the book. If you have a great pen, maybe you'll write faster or it will look better, but at the end, you have something to say, or you don't.

Everyone at school knew I wanted to be a singer. I'd always be banging on the piano playing my new song. The teacher would gather us round, and the whole class would listen.

For me, the keyboard is always an additional sound to the piano. Piano is the main instrument; I can't go anywhere without acoustic piano. It's been my best friend since I was 6 years old.